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'''Camp Wallace''' (1941-1946) - A [[World War II]] Camp established in 1941 near Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas. Named Camp Wallace after Colonel [[Elmer J. Wallace]] of the 59th Coast Artillery, who was fatally wounded in the Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918. Became a U.S. Navy facility in 1944. Closed and declared surplus in 1946. | '''Camp Wallace''' (1941-1946) - A [[World War II]] Camp established in 1941 near Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas. Named Camp Wallace after Colonel [[Elmer J. Wallace]] of the 59th Coast Artillery, who was fatally wounded in the Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918. Became a U.S. Navy facility in 1944. Closed and declared surplus in 1946. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Site now Jack Brooks Park. | Site now Jack Brooks Park. | ||
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{{Location|5700 FM 2004 & SH6, Hitchcock, TX, 77563|29.36378|-95.03081}} | {{Location|5700 FM 2004 & SH6, Hitchcock, TX, 77563|29.36378|-95.03081}} | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | <!-- '''GPS Locations:''' | ||
{{GPSLocation|Camp Wallace|29.36378|-95.03081}} | {{GPSLocation|Camp Wallace|29.36378|-95.03081}} | ||
{{GPSLocation|Camp Wallace Marker|29.357933|-95.044433}} | {{GPSLocation|Camp Wallace Marker|29.357933|-95.044433}} --> | ||
'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
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* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbc30 Texas Handbook Online - Camp Wallace] | * [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbc30 Texas Handbook Online - Camp Wallace] | ||
* [https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=35937 Hmdb - Camp Wallace] | * [https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=35937 Hmdb - Camp Wallace] | ||
[[Category:Texas Camps]] | [[Category:Texas Camps]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:World War II]] | [[Category:World War II]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:51, 20 August 2026
Camp Wallace (1941-1946) - A World War II Camp established in 1941 near Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas. Named Camp Wallace after Colonel Elmer J. Wallace of the 59th Coast Artillery, who was fatally wounded in the Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918. Became a U.S. Navy facility in 1944. Closed and declared surplus in 1946.
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Camp Wallace WWII.
History
A Coast Artillery anti-aircraft artillery training center opened on 1 Feb 1941 and served as a replacement training center for antiaircraft personnel. The camp contained 399 buildings, some pre-built on nearby Fort Crockett. Constructed on the camp were a medical facility, 161 barracks, and a service club. By May 1941 the camp had a capacity of some 10,250 personnel.
On 15 Apr 1945, the camp was officially transferred to the United States Navy as a naval training and distribution center and was used as a boot camp. After the war it became the Naval Personnel Separation Center. It was declared surplus in 1947.
Current Status
Site now Jack Brooks Park.
Context
Location:
5700 FM 2004 & SH6, Hitchcock, TX, 77563
Lat: 29.364° Long: -95.031°
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
See Also:
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 780.
Links:
Related:
Battery Wallace, Camp Wallace, Encyclopedia of Historic Forts, Fort Crockett,